译林牛津版高三英语Module 9 Unit 4 Word study.doc

M9U4 Behind beliefs Word study 1. bare adj. （1）裸露的，无遮盖的；The child was bare to the waist. bare-footed光脚的 （2）（没有家具装饰等）空的；The little room was almost bare of furniture. 这个小房间几乎没什么家具装饰。 （3）刚够的，最低限度的，不加修饰的 He earns a bare living by his work. Give us the bare facts. adv. barely 几乎不，仅仅，刚刚，勉强 We had barely enough time to catch the train. He had barely arrived when he had to leave again. 2. strike vt./vi. struck, struck (1)打，击，打击，击中；撞，触（礁）;（疾病、自然灾害等）侵袭; (钟)敲(响).;擦（火柴） He struck the other man hard on the back. We must prevent the disease striking again. The town clock has just struck six. / Six has just struck. strike a match / light刮火柴 (2)（某种想法）忽然想起=occur to； Sth. strike sb. / It strikes sb. that… It struck me that we ought to make a new plan. .我突然想起我们应制定一个新计划. (3)（给人）某种印象（感觉）；How does the plan strike you? What struck me was that those fellows had all suffered a lot. 常用被动I was struck by /with the resemblance between the two men 我有这种感觉这两个人很相像。 (4)罢工 They are striking for higher pay. 短语： strike against碰/撞在上面；罢工反对 He struck his head against the cupboard. The men decided to strike against the dismissal (解雇)of a colleague. be on strike / go on strike在罢工/举行罢工 an earthquake-stricken area 地震灾区 (作定语修饰名词用stricken ) 3. ripen vt./vi. （使）成熟 The apples were ripening quickly; we shall soon be able to pick them. The crops will not be ready for harvesting until we have had some sunshine to ripen them. adj. ripe (果实等)成熟的 ；（时机等）成熟，为….做好充分准备be ripe for… The time is ripe for such forms of action to be taken now. 这种形式的行动的时机已经成熟了en变为动词。如：shorten, widen, lengthen, strengthen, broaden, blacken, sadden, sharpen , soften, deepen, weaken, loosen, tighten 等。 4.catch on(1) 受欢迎，流行=take on (2) sb. catch on to sth.=understand 熟悉，了解情况，理解 The song caught on and was sung and played everywhere. You’ll catch on to the job after you’ve been here for a while. 5. thorough adj.彻底的，周密的，仔细的，深入的 make a thorough search of the ho